tofu

== English == === Alternative forms === tōfu === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 豆(とう)腐(ふ) (tōfu), from Middle Chinese 豆腐 (duwH bjuX, “curdled bean”). Doublet of dubu and doufu. === Pronunciation === enPR: tō'fū (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtoʊfu/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtəʊfuː/ (South Asia) IPA(key): /t̪o.fu/, (spelling pronunciation) /ʈo.fu/ === Noun === tofu (countable and uncountable, plural tofus) A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk. Synonyms: bean curd, bean cake, soycheese, dubu, doufu Coordinate term: tempeh (computing, typography) A box or rectangle, empty or with a question mark or hexadecimal code inside, displayed by some systems in place of a character not supported by available fonts. (such as □ or 𐕪) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === tofu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === FOUT, U of T == Czech == === Noun === tofu n (indeclinable) tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soybean milk) == Finnish == === Etymology === From Japanese 豆腐 (tōfu). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtofu/, [ˈt̪o̞fu] Rhymes: -ofu Syllabification(key): to‧fu Hyphenation(key): to‧fu === Noun === tofu tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tofu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === ufot == French == === Alternative forms === tofou (rare, archaic) === Etymology === From Japanese. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /to.fu/, /to.fy/ === Noun === tofu m (plural tofus) tofu == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 豆腐(とうふ) (tōfu), from Middle Chinese 豆腐 (duwH bjuX, “curdled bean”). Doublet of tahu from Min Nan 豆腐 (tāu-hū). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtofu/ [ˈt̪o.fu] Rhymes: -ofu Syllabification: to‧fu === Noun === tofu (plural tofu-tofu) tofu, specifically soft or extra-soft unpressed fresh tofu Synonym: tahu sutra ==== Related terms ==== tahu (specifically firm or extra firm pressed fresh tofu) === Further reading === “tofu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === From Japanese. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.fu/ Rhymes: -ɔfu Hyphenation: tò‧fu === Noun === tofu m (invariable) tofu === Anagrams === tufo == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 豆腐(とうふ) (tōfu), from Middle Chinese 豆腐 (duwH bjuX, “curdled bean”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.fu/ Rhymes: -ɔfu Syllabification: to‧fu === Noun === tofu n (indeclinable) tofu === Further reading === “tofu”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 豆腐 (tōfu). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -u Hyphenation: to‧fu === Noun === tofu m (plural tofus) tofu (food made from curdled soybean milk) === References === === Further reading === “tofu”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Samoan == === Etymology 1 === Perhaps related to Hawaiian koukou “heavy, sinkable” and Māori tohu ~ totohu “to sink” === Verb === tofu to dive to dip, dunk or submerge into a liquid === Derived terms === tofutofu === Etymology 2 === Related to Māori tohu “to divide, to dole out; division (of an army etc)” and Tahitian tofi === Verb === tofu to portion, to distribute to supply == Spanish == === Alternative forms === toufu === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtofu/ [ˈt̪o.fu], /ˈtoufu/ [ˈt̪ou̯.fu] Rhymes: -ofu, -oufu Syllabification: to‧fu === Noun === tofu m (plural tofus) tofu === Further reading === “tofu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Noun === tofu c tofu ==== Declension ==== === References === “tofu”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “tofu”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “tofu”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Ternate == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈto.fu] === Verb === tofu (stative) to be piled, heaped ==== Conjugation ==== ==== References ==== Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh == Turkish == === Etymology === From English tofu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toˈfu/, /ˈto.fu/ Hyphenation: to‧fu === Noun === tofu (definite accusative tofuyu, plural tofular) tofu Synonyms: soya eti, soya peyniri ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “tofu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “tofu”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4844